Easy No-Knead Homemade Baguette Recipe: Just 4 Ingredients

During lockdowns, baking your own bread became a popular way to enjoy fresh loaves at home. The great news? Crafting authentic baguettes is straightforward and budget-friendly.

This foolproof recipe requires no kneading or bread machine. With only flour, yeast, salt, and water, you'll achieve bakery-quality results quickly.

Discover this ultra-simple no-knead baguette recipe:

Contents

• Ingredients
• How to
• Result
• Bonus tip
• How to make sourdough yourself?

Ingredients

• 375 g wheat flour T55 or T45
• 5 g dry or fresh baker's yeast
• 1 teaspoon fine salt
• 30 cl lukewarm water
• Wooden spoon
• Large salad bowl
• 1 clean tea towel

How to

Preparation: 5 mins - Cooking: 20 min - For 2 baguettes

1. Combine all ingredients in the salad bowl.
2. Mix with a wooden spoon until you form a sticky dough.
3. Preheat oven to 40°C, then turn it off.
4. Cover the bowl with the tea towel and place in the off oven for 1 hour.
5. Remove once dough has doubled in size.
6. Divide dough in half on a floured work surface.
7. Shape into two baguettes, using a bit more flour as needed.
8. Slash the tops with a knife tip before baking.
9. Bake at 240°C for 20 min, with a glass of water on the drip pan.
10. Remove when golden brown.

Result

There you have it—fresh homemade baguettes ready to enjoy! Easy, quick, and delicious.

It's rewarding to bake bread this effortlessly. Don't worry if they don't match bakery perfection at first; practice improves results. A baguette pan helps but isn't essential—flavor matters most.

This yields 2 standard baguettes or 4 minis. Dust with flour, seeds (pumpkin, poppy, sesame), herbs, or nuts for variety.

Bonus tip

For crispy crusts, add a glass of water to the drip pan. It creates steam for better oven spring and texture.

Test doneness by tapping with a spoon—if it sounds hollow, it's ready.

How to make sourdough yourself?

For an even better loaf, try homemade sourdough. It aids digestion, extends freshness, and delivers that nostalgic flavor.

Mix 50 g flour with spring water in a bowl. Cover and ferment for days in a draft-free spot.

Use it in place of yeast for these baguettes. Discover the recipe here.